Robert Lewis

Biography

Robert Lewis (1909 – 1997) was an American actor, director, teacher, author and founder of the Actors Studio in New York in 1947. In addition to his accomplishments on Broadway and in Hollywood, Lewis' greatest and longest lasting contribution to American theater may be the role he played as one of the foremost acting and directing teachers of his day. He was an early proponent of the Stanislavski System of acting technique and a founding member of New York's revolutionary Group Theatre in the 1930s. In the 1970s, he was the Head of the Yale School of Drama Acting and Directing Departments.

Known For

Monsieur Verdoux

as Maurice Bottello

Ziegfeld Follies

as Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")

Son of Lassie

as Sergeant Schmidt

Dragon Seed

as Captain Sato

The Hidden Eye

as Stormvig

Montgomery Clift

as Self

Paris After Dark

as Col. Pirosh

The Last Installment

as Kovak

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as Self